New York K 988: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 19, 2018, as Dyslexia Awareness Month in the State of New York

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Assembly Resolution No. 988
M. of A. SimonBY:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaimMEMORIALIZING
April 19, 2018, as Dyslexia Awareness Day in the
State of New York
It is the sense of this Legislative Body that the State ofWHEREAS,
New York is committed to equal educational opportunities by identifying
obstacles to educational advancement and helping to remove those
obstacles; and
Dyslexia, which often runs in families, is a language-basedWHEREAS,
learning disability that is neurobiological in origin which interferes
with language processing, accurate and/or fluent word recognition,
spelling and decoding abilities and reading comprehension despite
average or above average intelligence; and
Dyslexia varies in severity ranging from mild to profoundWHEREAS,
and is characterized by a combination of difficulties with phonological
and orthographic processing leading to difficulties in reading, writing,
spelling, handwriting and/or math which can create a wide gap between an
individual's intellectual ability and their academic and/or personal
achievement; and
Dyslexia is identifiable as early as 4-6 years of age andWHEREAS,
early intervention is beneficial as the negative consequences are highly
preventable through effective, direct instruction in phonemic awareness,
phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension; and
Dyslexia can affect anyone, regardless of race, gender,WHEREAS,
culture or socioeconomic status and impacts up to 20% of the population;
and
Literacy skills for everyone is an important goal for theWHEREAS,
State of New York and dyslexia affects a high percentage of our
struggling readers, and it is important that we learn to recognize and
to address this learning disability so that each person in New York has
the opportunity to be able to learn, read and spell proficiently and
reach their full potential; now, therefore, be it
That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations toRESOLVED,
memorialize Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim April 19, 2018, as
Dyslexia Awareness Day in the State of New York; and be it further
That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, beRESOLVED,
transmitted to The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.